Where you from?
I'm from Holland, and this is like...
Ten hours for me.
It's, like, across the world.
I came here for this audition.
I told all my boys at home I'm coming
to funk in front of Michael onstage.
I'm just gonna dance for him. I don't care
if I make it, I don't care about nothing.
Thank you, Michael. I'm excited.
You've inspired everything
in my life. My energy.
You're why I dance.
I can remember being a little girl and
watching "Thriller" on TV with my mom
and thinking that that was
the coolest thing in the world.
I go to sleep and just wake up,
and the first thing I do is not even eat.
I just start playing your music and start
just dancing and moon-walking on a rug.
I was like, "What I would give
to be onstage with you."
And the fact that I get to do
that is... It's amazing, so...
I'm from Australia...
And, um, I got word of your audition
two days before it was about to happen
and I was on the next flight over.
It begins. This is... This is the
beginning. I'm not even onstage yet.
Like, I can't even imagine what's gonna
happen backstage that first show in London.
I'm looking even farther ahead. I don't even know
what I wanna do after this because this is Michael.
I wanted to dance,
you know what I mean?
And that inspiration came from,
you know, you.
And you've inspired me and given me
a reason to want to inspire others.
Uh...
Life is hard, right?
And I've kind of been searching for
something to shake me up a little bit
and give me a kind of a meaning,
to believe in something.
And this is it.
ORTEGA: So we open the show, as
you know, with all the lights down.
We're gonna create a spectacular
opening with pyrotechnics.
And we want some sizzles
and some cracks and some pops.
We have our video that is called
"Glimpses and Flashes."
And that's where Light Man comes out
on the gantry, floating above the stage,
and he'll just be dazzling
in video information.
And piece by piece
by piece by piece,
MJ is revealed, until he jumps out
and on Michael's command,
we begin.
["WANNA BE STARTIN'
SOMETHIN"' PLAYING]
You wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'
You wanna be startin' somethin'
CHORUS:
Startin' somethin'
Hard to get over
CHORUS: Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Stuck in the middle
Yeah, yeah
And the pain is thunder
Yeah, yeah
Hard to get over
Yeah, yeah
Too low to get under
Yeah, yeah
Stuck in the middle
Yeah, yeah
And the pain is thunder
Yeah, yeah
You love to pretend
That you're good
When you're always
Up to no good
So your tongue became a razor
Someone's always
Tryin'
To start my baby
Cryin'
Lyin'
Now baby's
Slowly dyin'
Startin' somethin'
You got to be
Startin' somethin'
I said you wanna be
Startin' somethin'
Startin' somethin'
Hard to get over
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Stuck in the middle
Yeah, yeah
And the pain is thunder
Yeah, yeah
Hard to get over
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Stuck in the middle
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
You're a vegetable
You're a vegetable
You're a vegetable
You're a vegetable
Still they hate you
Still they hate you
You're a vegetable
You're a vegetable
A buffet
A buffet
You're a vegetable
You're a vegetable
They eat off of you
They eat off of you
You're a vegetable
Ow!
He-he-he-ha
You know I'm gonna
want that more, right?
[IMITATES BASS GUITAR]
It's funkier.
I'm not feeling
that part enough.
[IMITATING BASS GUITAR]
BEARDEN:
As in running next to him.
It's not there.
BEARDEN: Okay, it should be.
It should be.
I know, it's all for love.
BEARDEN: It's coming there.
We'll get it there.
Your love is magical
That's how I feel
But I have not the words
To explain
To tell you
I love you
[CROWD SCREAMING
AND CHEERING]
WOMAN [OVER RADIO]:
Jackson's ETA is 15 minutes.
Michael Jackson last performed
live right here in London
at the 2006 World Music Awards.
WOMAN [OVER RADIO]: Michael
Jackson's here. Go straight onstage.
CROWD [CHANTING]:
This is it!
Yeah!
This is it. This is it.
[CHANTING]
This is it! This is it!
I love you.
[LAUGHS]
MAN:
We love you!
I'll be... I'll be performing the songs
my fans wanna hear.
This is really it.
This is the final curtain call.
Okay? And see you in July.
If you can't feed your baby
Yeah, yeah
Then don't have a baby
Yeah, yeah
And don't think maybe
Yeah, yeah
If you can't feed your baby
Yeah, yeah
Tryin'
Cryin'
Lyin'
Now baby's slowly dyin'
Hoo
Startin' somethin'
You got to be
Startin' somethin'
You wanna be
Startin' somethin'
You got to be
Startin' somethin'
Hard to get over
Yeah, yeah
Too low to get under
Yeah, yeah
You're stuck in the middle
Yeah, yeah
And the pain is thunder
Yeah, yeah
Hard to get over
Yeah, yeah
Too low to get under
Yeah, yeah
You're stuck in the middle
Yeah, yeah
Lift your head up high
And scream out to the world
I know I am someone
And let the truth unfurl
No one can hurt you now
Because you know what's true
I believe in me
So you believe in you
Help me sing it
CHORUS: Ma ma se,
ma ma sa Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Sing it to the world
Sing it out loud
Oo-hoo
Whoa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Help me sing it
Ooh!
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Help me sing it
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Help me sing it
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma coo sa
You wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be
Startin' somethin'
I said you wanna be
Startin' somethin'
Ooh!
Startin' somethin'
[PEOPLE APPLAUDING]
["BAD" PLAYING]
Good. Great. Good to see all of
you. Thank you for being here.
The idea was get the big fish from all over
the world and put them in the same pond.
["SMOOTH CRIMINAL" PLAYING]
ORTEGA: The dancers in
a Michael Jackson show
are an extension
of Michael Jackson.
They are an extension of the man.
Everything is bigger
and more intense in his world.
First cut, thank you.
Next group. Ladies, brava.
["DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU
GET ENOUGH" PLAYING]
WALKER:
Lean, gorgeous, hot.
Dancers that can rock it.
But if you don't have that goo,
that ooze coming out of you,
not gonna get the job.
MICHAEL [ON RECORDING]: Don't
stop till you get enough Ow!
["SMOOTH CRIMINAL" PLAYING]
She's the one.
[PEOPLE APPLAUDING]
And the Michael Jackson principal
dancers for This Is It are:
["BAD" PLAYING]
MAN 1:
Guys, those go over here.
Hey, guys?
Those go over here, actually.
MAN 2:
Aww.
Truss moving.
["JAM" PLAYING]
Quite the eventful day
because we got to be toasted.
There's elevator speed
and toaster speed.
Part of this, guys,
is anticipating the stop.
Keep your shoulders square,
keep your center,
and just get, like, right down into
a nice, good squat position like that,
and you're gonna come up and...
You feel that initial...?
Yeah, I do.
Yeah, that's
the adrenaline, baby.
CHORUS:
Jam
Jam
Jam
Nation to nation, all the world
Must come together
Face the problems that we see
Then maybe somehow
We can work it out
I asked my neighbor for a favor
She said, later
What has come of all the people?
Have we lost love
Of what it's about?
I have to find my peace
Cos no one seems to let me be
False prophets cry of doom
What are the possibilities?
I told my brother
There'll be problem times
And tears for fears
We must live each day
Like it's the last
Go with it, go with it!
Jam
It ain't
It ain't too much stuff
Jam
It ain't too much for me to
Jam
It ain't
It ain't too much stuff
Jam
It ain't too much for me to
Jam
Uh-huh
It ain't too much stuff
Jam
It ain't too much for me to
Jam
Uh-huh
It ain't too much stuff
Jam
Don't you...
It ain't too much for me
[WHIP CRACKING]
[GLASS SHATTERS]
[WHIP CRACKS]
It ain't too hot for me to jam
It ain't too hot for me to jam
It ain't too hot for me to jam
It ain't too hot for me to jam
It ain't too hot for me to jam
It ain't too hot for me to jam
It ain't too hot for me to jam
It ain't too hot for me to jam
It ain't too hot for me to jam
Ooh!
Jam
It ain't
It ain't too much stuff
Jam
It ain't... Don't you...
It ain't too much for me
Jam
It ain't too much stuff
Jam
It ain't too much for me
Get on it
Get on it, give it, baby
Give it to me
Got to get it
You just want to give it
[PEOPLE APPLAUDING]
We're at Culver Studios,
shooting green screen.
We're gonna do "The Drill" into "Cadence"
into "They Don't Really Care About Us."
And it's gonna be really cool because
they're gonna multiply the guys.
So our existing 11 guys
are gonna become 1100 guys,
and it'll be really, really cool.
So we're kind of excited.
And Michael's coming today.
MAN 1: There's the man.
MAN 2: There's Michael.
MAN 1:
The man is here.
MAN 3:
Whoo! Ow! Ow!
So that we can give you this:
A million people.
Michael, do you like this,
first of all?
Yeah, that's a cool move, a cool move,
but it spreads out too much to the end.
JONES: So we can just stop it
whenever you hit the space bar.
You can go to infinity.
Yeah. As though
there's no more than
Or maybe just your nine dancers?
Ten.
Great.
Bah ooh bah ooh bah
What is that?
Jah ooh aah uh aah
One more time.
Six, seven, eight...
ALL:
Who?
Who's bad?
Who?
Who?
Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Situation, aggravation
Everybody allegation
In the suit, on the news
Everybody dog food
Bang bang, shot dead
Everybody's gone mad
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
Tell me what has become
Of my rights
Am I invisible cos you ignore me?
The proclamation promised me
Free liberty, now
I'm tired of bein'
The victim of shame
They're throwing me
In a class with a bad name
I can't believe this is the land
From which I came
Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Situation, speculation
Everybody allegation
Beat me, bash me
You can never trash me
Hit me, kick me
You can never get me
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
Oh!
KING [ON RECORDING]:
In what will go down in history
as the greatest demonstration for
freedom in the history of our nation.
Every day, create your history
Some things in life
They just don't wanna see
But if Martin Luther was livin'
He wouldn't let this be
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
[HORN HONKING]
[HORN HONKING]
ORTEGA: Hold for applause,
hold for applause.
Slow umbrella fade out.
Why? Why?
Yeah. Yeah.
Let's just go for it.
Why? Why? Why?
Tell 'em that is
Human nature
Why? Why?
Does he do me that way?
If they say
Why? Why?
Tell 'em that is human nature
Why? Why?
MAN:
Ooh!
Does he do me that way?
I like livin' this way
I like lovin' this way
[ORTEGA LAUGHS]
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
Reaching out
[MEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
[SINGS INDISTINCTLY]
[WOMAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]
At a stranger
The city winks a sleepless eye
Hear her voice
Shake my window
You sound great, MJ.
You sound great.
Sweet seducing sighs
Get me out
Bam, something right there.
Into the night-time
Four walls
Won't hold me tonight
If this town
Is just an apple
Let me take a bite
If they say
Why? Why?
Tell 'em that is human nature
Why? Why?
Does he do me that way?
If they say
Why? Why?
Tell 'em that is human nature
Why? Why?
Does he do me that way?
Reaching out
Into the night-time
Electric eyes are everywhere
See that girl
She knows I'm watching
She likes the way I stare
If they say
Why? Why?
Tell 'em that is human nature
Why? Why?
Does he do me that way?
If they say
Why? Why?
Tell 'em that is human nature
Why? Why?
Does he do me that way?
I like livin' this way
I like lovin' this way
Hey, why, oh, why?
Hey, why, oh, why?
Looking out
[MUSIC PAUSES]
Across the morning
The city's heart begins to beat
See that girl
She knows I'm watching
She likes the way I stare
If they say
Why? Why?
Tell 'em that is human nature
Why? Why?
Does he do me that way?
If they say
Why? Why?
Tell 'em that is human nature
Why? Why?
Does he do me that way?
If they say
Why? Why?
Tell 'em that is human nature
Why? Why?
Does she do me that way?
Why? Why? Why?
Hey
Does he do me that way?
If they say
Why? Why? Why? Why?
Ooh
Tell 'em
Hey
I like livin' this way
I like lovin' this way
Ooh
Why? Why?
Oh, why?
Oh, why? Oh, why?
Oh, why?
[BIG-BAND MUSIC PLAYING]
Put the blame on Mame, boys
Put the blame on Mame
Mame did a dance
Called the Hitchy-koo
That's the thing
That slew McGrew
Put the blame on Mame, boys
ORTEGA:
We're seconds away, Mike.
MAN 1: Rolling.
MAN 2: Rolling.
And Gilda singing.
Put the blame
On Mame
MAN:
Bravo!
What's he doing here?
And cut. Ha-ha-ha.
That was a good one.
Let's cut.
ORTEGA: Okay, Bruce?
JONES: Yes, sir?
ORTEGA: Rehearsed, and Michael
was great. We can do this.
JONES: Ready to shoot?
ORTEGA: Yup.
JONES: Okay, guys, let's shoot this.
MAN: Here we go, ready.
We are rolling.
ORTEGA: Action.
What do you want me to do? Count
three like they do in the movies?
ORTEGA:
Guys, that's the cue.
I'm sorry, are we
misunderstanding something here?
BEARDEN: No, we're not misunderstanding.
We're sizzling.
BEARDEN: He's sizzling.
I'm sizzling.
He's waiting for my point,
it's coming.
ORTEGA:
Oh, I thought...
Michael, I was telling them to start when
you turn toward the audience. Do you wanna...?
Oh, no, I wanna turn first,
face the audience with nothing.
ORTEGA:
Okay.
And then when he gets
my cue, then we go.
ORTEGA: The only thing is how will you see
the video change from the marquee to the city?
I gotta feel that. I'll feel it,
the screen behind me.
ORTEGA: All right. Now this
is all sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.
It says "Smooth Criminal."
The audience is going wild. The camera
now slowly starts to move over the marquee.
[BAND PLAYING
"SMOOTH CRIMINAL"]
Ow!
As he came into the window
It was the sound
Of a crescendo
He came into her apartment
He left the bloodstains
On the carpet
She ran underneath the table
He could see she was unable
So she ran into the bedroom
She was struck down
It was her doom
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay?
Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay?
Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay?
Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
Annie, are you okay?
Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
Will you tell us that you're okay?
There's a sign in the window
That he struck you
A crescendo, Annie
He came into your apartment
Left the bloodstains on the carpet
Then you ran into the bedroom
You were struck down
It was your doom
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay?
Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay?
Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay?
Are you okay, Annie?
You've been hit by
You've been struck by
A smooth criminal
Ow!
So they came into the outway
It was Sunday
What a black day
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Sounding heartbeats
Intimidations
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay?
Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay?
Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay?
Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
Annie, are you okay?
Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
Will you tell us that you're okay?
There's a sign in the window
That he struck you
A crescendo, Annie
He came into your apartment
Left the bloodstains on the carpet
Then you ran into the bedroom
You were struck down
It was your doom
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay?
Are you okay, Annie?
You've been hit by
You've been struck by
A smooth criminal
Ow!
Ow!
Annie, are you okay?
Will you tell us that you're okay?
There's a sign in the window
That he struck you
A crescendo, Annie
He came into your apartment
Left the bloodstains on the carpet
Then you ran into the bedroom
You were struck down
It was your doom
Annie, are you okay?
Will you tell us that you're okay?
There's a sign in the window
That he struck you
A crescendo, Annie
He came into your apartment
Left the bloodstains on the carpet
Then you ran into the bedroom
You were struck down
It was your doom, Annie
You've been hit by
You've been struck by
A smooth criminal
[PLAYING "THE WAY
YOU MAKE ME FEEL"]
Pretty good.
Pretty good.
[LAUGHS]
Ah
[HUMMING]
BEARDEN:
You're gonna put that in?
Uh-huh.
MAN: Uh-huh.
BEARDEN: It's really cool
for me as a musical director
because I need the artist
to be hands-on
and MJ is always hands-on
with everything that he does.
He knows all of his records.
He knows all of his tempos.
He knows all of his keys
of songs.
Doo dah
No. Just a little drag,
a little bit more behind the beat.
Yeah. It's not
the right sound.
Like you're dragging
yourself out of bed.
Imagine this is the right sound.
Check this.
Don't change so soon, though.
Don't wanna change over so
soon yet. See, you're going:
[IMITATING KE YBOARD]
Don't do that one.
Don't do that one.
Don't do that one yet?
No, no.
It should be simpler.
[IMITATING KE YBOARD]
Uh-huh. Yeah.
We'll get the sound,
we'll get the sound.
BEARDEN: We'll get the sound
but that's not till tomorrow.
MICHAEL: We gotta do a
sound check tomorrow night.
That's what we need to do.
MICHAEL: And don't start
unless you do a sound check.
I know, that's why we doing it.
We need you to do
the sound check
because can't nobody hear
what you need to hear.
Some people might
not wanna have that bass...
I want it the way I wrote it.
I mean...
Like the audience hears it.
So whatever the record's doing,
that's how I want it to sound.
That's what it's gonna sound like, but
you gotta get closer to what you want.
Then if you wanna hear a little more
booty on something else, know what I mean?
Only you can say that.
You know what I'm saying?
[LAUGHING]
A little more booty.
That's funny.
But you knew
what I meant though too.
MICHAEL:
I know exactly what you meant.
Yeah, all right, then.
One more time from the top.
CHORUS:
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
MICHAEL:
Ssh-ssh.
Try to get the same sound.
Ooh-ooh
MICHAEL:
Good sound on that. Good sound.
BEARDEN:
No, no, not yet, Prince.
MICHAEL:
No. You gotta...
You gotta let it simmer.
It's got a moment
where it has to simmer.
BEARDEN: That's right.
You're not letting it simmer.
Just bathe in the moonlight. You
have to let it simmer a bit, you know?
BEARDEN: All right, Prince? We're
gonna add two bars after the "ch-ooh."
Or at least a bar.
Yeah. MJ, check it
from the top again.
See what we got,
simmer-wise.
One, two, three, four.
[PLAYING "THE WAY YOU
MAKE ME FEEL"]
CHORUS:
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Pretty baby
With the high heels on
You give me fever
Like I've never, never known
I feel your fever
From miles around
I'll pick you up in my car
And we'll paint the town
Just kiss me, baby
And tell me twice
That you're the one for
You make me feel real
Doo-doo
You really turn me on
Doo-doo
Knocking me off of my feet now
Whoo!
Lonely days are gone
Doo-doo
Ooh
I gotta cue that.
I gotta cue that.
That shouldn't trigger
on its own.
That can't trigger
on its own.
I gotta cue that.
So you gotta watch me
for that growl, okay?
[DRUMBEATS]
[SONG RESUMES]
I never felt so in love before
Promise, baby
You'll love me for evermore
I swear I'm keeping you satisfied
Cos you're the one for me
The way you make me feel
CHORUS:
The way you make me feel
You really turn me on
You really turn me on
You knock me off
Of my feet now
You knock me off of my feet
C'mon, girl, come on
My lonely days are gone
The way you make me feel
You really turn me on
Whee-hee-hee
You knock me off of my feet
My lonely days are gone
Cha
Cha
Cha
Shoo, shoo
Shoo, shoo, shoo
Shoo, shoo, shoo
Ohh
The way you make me feel
You really turn me on
You knock me off of my feet
My lonely days are gone
Come on, give it to me
He-he
One more time.
You really turn me on
That's why we rehearse.
It's okay, it's okay.
Right here on this one.
My lonely days are gone
Ooh
BEARDEN: They wanted us to
take those eight out so...
It's okay, it's okay, no.
It was a little too soon.
ORTEGA: Yeah, I agree, Michael.
Yeah.
ORTEGA: I think let's add them back.
BEARDEN: Just leave it.
You don't feel totally
nourished by it, you know?
ORTEGA: MJ, we'll also have a fan
there, right there in the center.
I'm trying to hear you.
Say it again?
ORTEGA: There'll be a fan, right
there off the stage for you.
Boom, right there.
Okay, watching Michael.
[SNAPPING FINGERS]
CHORUS:
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
Doo-doo
[DRUMROLL]
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
DIANA ROSS [ON RECORDING]: Once again, ladies
and gentlemen, the world's most fabulous group:
The Jackson 5.
[PLAYING "I WANT YOU BACK"]
Everybody clap your hands.
Come on!
When I had you to myself
I didn't want you around
In a crowd
But someone picked you
From the bunch
Take a second look
Show you that I love you
Let me now
Back in your heart
Blind to let you go
Let you go, baby
Now since I see you
I want you back
Yes, I do, now
I want you back
Ooh, ooh, baby
I want you back
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I want you back
Na, na, na, na
I want you back
You guys, I gotta tell you this.
When I'm trying to hear and it feels like
somebody's fist is pushed into my ear,
it's really very difficult.
I know you mean well,
so, but it's...
I'm trying to adjust to the ear,
the inner ears, okay?
With the love,
with the love. L-O-V-E.
ORTEGA: Michael.
This is not easy though.
ORTEGA: Michael, one more
time. I couldn't hear you, sir.
The inner ears are very difficult
for me when you're raised
to use just your real own,
you know, aural... Auditory ears.
Now it feels like somebody's fist,
just their fist, is shoved into your ear.
ORTEGA: Okay.
I'm trying to hear and I can't.
So I'm adjusting
to the situation.
ORTEGA: Right. Michael, is there
anything they can give you now
in your ears to make it better
in terms of volume or mix?
Um...
If we could just
bring it down a little bit.
ORTEGA:
Bring it down a little bit, please.
Anything else, Michael? You
wanna hear more of anything?
You wanna hear more voice,
you wanna hear more...?
No.
ORTEGA: Okay, Michael,
after the next song, if it hasn't adjusted
to your liking, will you please let us know?
For sure.
ORTEGA: Thank you.
Would you like to
pick it up from?
"Stop! The Love You Save."
ORTEGA: "Stop! The Love You Save."
[BAND PLAYING
"THE LOVE YOU SAVE"]
Played tag in grade school
You wanted to be "it"
Now chasing boys was justified
Crossed your heart, you quit
When we grew up you traded
Your promise for my ring
Now just like
Back in grade school
You're doing the same old thing
Stop!
The love you save may be your own
Darling, take it slow
Or someday you'll be all alone
Stop!
The love you save may be your own
Darling, look both ways
Before you cross me
You're headed for a danger zone
[PEOPLE CHEERING
AND APPLAUDING]
God bless you.
[BAND PLAYING "I'LL BE THERE"]
You and I must make a pact
We must bring salvation back
Where there is love
I'll be there
I'll be there
I'll reach out my hand to you
I'll have faith in all you do
Just call my name
And I'll be there
I'll be there
Ohh, yeah
I'll be there to comfort you
Build my world of dreams
Around you
I'm so glad I found you
I'll be there
With a love that's strong
I'll be your strength
I'll keep holding on
I love you
If you should ever find
Someone new
I know he'd better be good to you
Cos if he doesn't
I'll be there
Look over your shoulders, honey
Whoo
I'll be there
Everybody!
I'll be there
Just call my name
I'll be there
Just look over
Your shoulders, honey
Ooh
I'll be there
I'll be there
There
I'll say, "Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon,
Tito, Randy, I love you.
Joseph and Katherine,
God bless you. I love you."
And
Just trying to conserve my
throat, please, so understand.
I will be
I will be
I will be
I will be
MAN:
Darling, be
I will be
CHORUS:
There
Hoo
[PEOPLE APPLAUDING]
ORTEGA: And blackout.
We'll make it cleaner at the back.
So you wanna get rid of the bad
specials, those profiles coming in.
There's a lot going on.
The dancers, you know,
we do maintenance with them,
you know, two to three times a week.
We do Pilates and stretching and
ballet, and they have physical therapy.
You know,
just keeping everybody together.
I saw you, you were
going like this, what is this?
That's Russian. This is Russian.
So Baryshnikov does it like this and
you guys are doing like this. Same thing.
MAN:
Good.
One more time.
MAN: Sure.
I mean, but we're straight
up and down now, right?
I don't think it's anything
except hand moving.
I think that's smoother,
you know what I mean?
I mean, I have nothing to move.
[PEOPLE APPLAUDING]
ORTEGA:
Dancers, music.
[BAND PLAYING "SHAKE YOUR
BOD Y (DOWN TO THE GROUND)"]
CHORUS:
Let's dance, let's shout
Shake your body
Down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout
Shake your body
Down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout
Shake your body
Down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout
Shake your body
Down to the ground
Down, down, down, down
Down, down, down, down
[PEOPLE APPLAUDING]
[MAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]
All right, "I Just Can't Stop
Loving You." Judith.
Let me know
when you're ready.
A mi amor eres t
A mi amor eres t
Cuando no estas
No hay quien me d lo que das t
A mi amor eres t
[LAUGHING]
BEARDEN [IN SPANISH ACCENT]:
Do it for Ortega.
Ortega.
Here we go.
BEARDEN:
For his people.
MOFFETT:
One, two, three.
[PLAYING "I JUST CAN' STOP LOVING YOU"]
More echo in here?
Ahhh-ah
Each time the wind blows
I hear your voice so
I call your name
Whispers at morning
Our love is dawning
Heaven's glad you came
You know how I feel
This thing can't go wrong
I'm so proud to say I love you
Your love's got me high
I long to get by
My life ain't worth living
If I can't be with you
HILL:
I hear your voice now
You are my choice now
The love you bring
Heaven's in my heart
At your call, I hear harps
And angels sing
BOTH:
You know how I feel
This thing can't go wrong
I can't live my life without you
Your love's got me high
I feel we belong
My life ain't worth living
If I can't be with you
I just can't stop loving you
I just can't stop loving you
And if I stop
Then tell me, just what will I do?
I just can't stop loving you
At night when the stars shine
I think in you I'll find
A love so true
Hey
When morning awakes me
Will you come and take me?
I'll wait for you
You know how I feel
This thing can't go wrong
I'm so proud to say I love you
I do
This thing can't go wrong
This feeling's so strong
Well
My life ain't worth living
If I can't be with you
I just can't stop loving you
Oh, oh, no
I just can't stop loving you
Said I can't stop
And if I stop
Then tell me, just what will I do?
I just can't stop loving you
We can change
All the world
Tomorrow
We can sing songs
Of yesterday
I can say
Hey, farewell to sorrow
This is my life and I
I want to see you for always
I just can't stop loving you
No, baby
I just can't stop loving you
Said I can't stop
And if I stop
Then tell me, just what will I do?
What will I do?
No, no
I just can't stop loving you
He-he-he
He-he-he
I just can't stop loving you
He-he-he
Know I do, girl
And if I stop
Then tell me, just what will I do?
Tell me
I just can't stop loving you
I just can't stop loving you
Hey
And if I stop
Then tell me, just what will I do?
Break down
Because
Because
I just can't stop
I just can't stop
I just can't stop, baby
I just can't stop, yeah
I can't stop, no, baby
I just can't stop, no
I just can't stop, no
I just can't stop
I can't stop, baby
I can't stop, no
I can't stop, no, baby
I can't stop, no
HILL:
Yeah
Oh, I just can't stop
Oh, I just can't stop loving
You
Now, don't make me sing out
when I shouldn't be singing out.
I'm warming... I'm trying to warm up
my voice for this moment.
Why do you do this to me?
I shouldn't be singing right now.
No. No, no.
BEARDEN: You better sing!
I'm warming up to the moment.
BEARDEN:
But you just can't help it, MJ.
No, but, I shouldn't. I really shouldn't.
BEARDEN: Yeah, but you felt it.
No, no.
BEARDEN: But you can allow
yourself that one time.
I can't do that.
But you're fine to do it.
I gotta save my voice.
That ending was just like the
smelliest ending of all the versions.
Band, it's just this.
This is what it is.
Whoo. What day is it?
What time is it?
We're like, you know...
We're down to the wire.
We're like halfway through
our film shoot
...for all of our incredible...
...new film content for This Is It.
Today we are filming new
segments for "Thriller," 3-D.
["THRILLER" PLAYING]
Argh!
Do I still have on my 3-D glasses?
Yes, you do.
Oh, good.
I think I look great
in these glasses.
Do I look
as old as I feel?
ORTEGA: Guys, please step
away if you're not in the shot.
Photographers, everybody.
Clear the set now for the crew.
WOMAN: Rolling!
ORTEGA: Here we go.
Action.
This guy should be
getting out soon.
PAYNE:
You guys, be aware of the camera.
Look up to it.
There's gonna be light on him,
Michael. There's no light on him now.
Give the information
to him.
ORTEGA: Gravedigger, right
into the camera. Put your...
There it is. Right into it, right
in there. That's it, keep going.
Right there.
ORTEGA: That's it.
Right into the camera. Reach your
hands out in front of you, guys.
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
That's it, beautiful!
Whoo!
ORTEGA: Keep coming. Yeah, right
into the lens, in the center.
I'm in the center of the camera.
There you go.
Now, go out. Go out. Good. And cut.
It's brilliant. Thank you, everybody.
ORTEGA: We call these the dead
brides and the dead grooms.
And there'll be a parade of them
moving through the aisles in "Thriller."
[THUNDER CRASHING]
[BATS SCREECHING]
[VINCENT PRICE CACKLING]
[SCREAMS]
VINCENT PRICE [IN VOICE-OVER]:
Darkness falls across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize y'all's neighborhood
And whosoever shall be found
[HOWLING]
Without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face
The hounds of hell
And rot inside a corpse's shell
MICHAEL:
It's close to midnight
And something evil's
Lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight, you see a sight
That almost stops your heart
You try to scream
But terror
Takes the sound before you make it
You start to freeze
As horror
Looks you right between the eyes
You're paralyzed
Cos this is thriller
Thriller night
And no one's gonna save you
From the beast about to strike
You know it's thriller
Thriller night
You're fighting for your life
Inside a killer, thriller tonight
You hear the door slam
And realize there's nowhere
Left to run
You feel the cold hand
And wonder if you'll ever see the sun
You close your eyes
And hope that this is
Just imagination
Girl
But all the while
You hear a creature
Creeping up behind
You're out of time
Cos this is thriller
Thriller night
Girl, I can thrill you more
Than any ghost would ever dare try
Thriller
Whoo-hoo!
Thriller night
So let me hold you tight
And share a killer, thriller
Ow!
[SCREECHES]
VINCENT PRICE:
The demons squeal in sheer delight
It's you they spy, so plump, so right
For though the groove
Is hard to beat
Yet still you stand with frozen feet
You try to run, you try to scream
But no more sun you'll ever see
For evil reaches from the crypt
To crush you in its icy grip
Cos this is thriller
Thriller night
Cos I can thrill you more
Than any ghost would ever dare try
Thriller
Whoo-hoo!
Thriller night
So let me hold you tight
And share a killer, thriller
Ow! Ow!
[BAND PLAYING SOFT MUSIC]
[BAND PLAYING ROCK MUSIC]
[VINCENT PRICE CACKLING
OVER SPEAKERS]
ORTEGA: Make sure that there's
somebody waiting for Michael there
with a flashlight
and everything. Great.
MAN 1:
Whoo!
MAN 2:
Yeah!
Now, you know,
could we do that times 10?
Absolutely!
[PEOPLE LAUGHING]
Okay, so next is the fire screen. We're
gonna show you some chase sequences.
[PEOPLE CHEERING]
Rock 'n' roll!
["WHO IS IT" PLAYING]
Today was all about testing the
chandelier and bed props for the show
with our aerialists
and pole-dancing experts.
It's all about
checking dimension
and widths and pipe
and how things work together.
COTTEN:
Building props with people on it
is a big responsibility
and a lot of fun
because we have to design things
around the human body.
This is the first time in the history
that we've worked with Michael,
for the past 25 years, that we
are including lighted elements
in his "Billie Jean" costume.
The cut of the stones,
the refraction of the light
as we're applying them, you almost need sunglasses,
just the reflection if you're trying to get them on.
We're bringing things
into his performance
where they haven't been developed at all.
And it's just being developed for Michael.
I'm working with scientists
in the Netherlands,
I'm working with people in California,
I'm working with Swarovski.
Always trying to push the boundaries, you
know, because that's what Michael's about.
ORTEGA:
Now, is this working this evening?
Without running the number, I would
just like it, if Michael would like to,
just to give him a little ride so that
he feels his new cherry picker out.
From the top of "Beat It."
ORTEGA: Uh, you wanna
do it with music already?
Yeah.
ORTEGA:
Can I just give you a ride first?
Sure. If you want.
ORTEGA: Okay.
ORTEGA: Yeah. Just for
safety. Thank you, sir.
Thank you, Michael.
Sure. Sure.
BEARDEN: Daredevil MJ.
I trust in you.
ORTEGA: Thank you.
[BEARDEN CHUCKLES]
ORTEGA:
Just for safety. Thank you.
BEARDEN:
Stand by, guys.
ORTEGA:
You've been there before.
Whee.
ORTEGA:
MJ, this is just at mid-height.
It goes much higher than this.
This is the low height.
MICHAEL: Why would you say
that to me? You know better.
[ORTEGA LAUGHING]
BEARDEN:
See, why did you say that to him?
MICHAEL:
He's teasing me. That's why.
He know I wants to go higher.
[MICHAEL & ORTEGA LAUGHING]
God bless you, Kenny.
Hi.
ORTEGA: Yeah, yeah.
Are the fans working on this?
MICHAEL:
It's great.
ORTEGA:
Michael, please hold on.
Thank you.
It's very nice.
ORTEGA: Yeah? Is it smooth?
Yeah.
ORTEGA: Great. This is monumental,
Michael's back on the cherry picker.
Yeah.
Thank you.
ORTEGA:
We love you, Michael.
Love you too.
[BAND PLAYING "BEAT IT"]
Ho!
Ho!
Ho!
Ho!
Oh!
Oh!
Ho!
Ho!
Ow!
They told him
Don't you ever come around here
Don't wanna see your face
You better disappear
The fire's in their eyes
And their words are really clear
So beat it
Just beat it
Huh!
You better run
You better do what you can
Don't wanna see no blood
Don't be a macho man
You wanna be tough
Better do what you can
So beat it
But you wanna be bad
Just beat it
Beat it
Beat it
Beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky
And strong is your fight
It doesn't matter
Who's wrong or right
Just beat it
Beat it
Beat it
Beat it
Just beat it
Beat it
Beat it
Beat it
Whoo!
Beat it, beat it
Beat it, beat it, beat it
Beat it
Beat it
Beat it
Beat it
Beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky
And strong is your fight
It doesn't matter
Who's wrong or right
Just beat it
Beat it
Beat it
Beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky
And strong is your fight
It doesn't matter
Who's wrong or right
Ho!
Ho!
MICHAEL:
Ho!
Ho!
Beat it
Beat it
Beat it
Beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky
And strong is your fight
It doesn't matter
Who's wrong or right
Just beat it
Beat it
Beat it
Beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky
And strong is your fight
It doesn't matter
Who's wrong or right
Just
Beat it
Beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky
And strong is your fight
It doesn't matter
Who's wrong or right
Just
Beat it
Beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky
And strong is your fight
It doesn't matter
Who's wrong or right
[MUSIC STOPS]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[MICHAEL SINGS]
BEARDEN: Okay, that's where
you want it? When we come up...
What we're doing is...
We're doing it for the height.
I'm gonna take off the jacket
and kick it, and beat it, and beat it
and we're gonna burn it.
The jacket's gonna be too hot.
It's gonna be on fire.
BEARDEN: I just wanted to
know when that last one was.
That's the one, I was pointing to it.
I was pointing that to you.
BEARDEN: I got you.
You don't have to do it again.
We can. Do it again.
MAN:
Whoo!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
And let it burn, and the lights out!
ORTEGA:
Lights out.
MICHAEL:
Lights out! Let it burn!
ORTEGA:
We're on a 10-minute break.
PANAGARIS: I'm just so happy.
This is a dream come true.
When MJ comes in the room
to rehearse with us, he, um...
It's just... His presence is just amazing.
It's pretty, pretty cool. Really, really cool.
[IMITATES GUITAR PLAYING
"BLACK OR WHITE"]
[LAUGHING]
Thank you.
Michael is the epitome of one of
the great entertainers of our time.
Performing with Michael
has just been a thrill.
You know, I've been, like, a Michael
Jackson fan since he was 8 years old.
It's like a lifelong dream for me
to actually work with Michael.
I've worked with
a lot of great, great artists,
but, you know, I consider this,
like, really a pinnacle.
Michael's a perfectionist.
And you don't really find that in
pop musicians. You can't fool Michael.
You have to come in
knowing the record.
And then, hopefully, finding a middle ground
to embellish it to make it even better.
He's just an icon of performance.
His talent runs so deep in creativity.
And he draws from a deeper emotion
than anybody else
I've ever seen or worked with.
Right here, right here, right here.
Okay, no second verse.
Sorry. Okay, sorry, sorry.
That was a mistake, there is no second
verse. Sorry about that, you guys.
First verse, oooh, then right
to the bridge, okay?
Let's do it one more time.
BEARDEN: Sure.
Wanna go down then come back up?
One more time.
Yeah. This is why
we have rehearsal.
BEARDEN:
There you go.
[BAND PLAYING
"BLACK OR WHITE"]
I took my baby
On a Saturday bang
Boy, is that girl with you?
Yes, we're one and the same
Now I believe in miracles
And a miracle
Has happened tonight
Ooh
But if you're thinkin'
About my baby
It don't matter
If you're black or white
So we'll run this way.
I am tired of this devil
I am tired of this stuff
I am tired of this business
So when the going gets rough
I ain't scared of your brother
I ain't scared of no sheets
I ain't scared of nobody
Girl, when the goin' gets mean
Protection
For gangs, clubs, and nations
Causing grief in human relations
It's a turf war on a global scale
I'd rather hear
Both sides of the tale
See, it's not about races
Just places
Faces
Where your blood comes from
Is where your space is
I've seen the sharp get duller
I'm not gonna spend my life
Being a color
Did you agree with me
When I saw you
Kicking dirt in my eye?
But if you're thinkin'
About my baby
It don't matter
If you're black or white
I said if you're thinkin'
About my baby
It don't matter
If you're black or white
If you're thinkin' of being my brother
It don't matter if you're black or white
Hoo!
All right
Ooh-hoo
All right
Yeah, yeah, yeah
All right
It's black, it's white
It's tough for them to get by
It's black, it's white, whoo
It's black, it's white
It's tough for them to get by
It's black, it's white, whoo
When they stop, you have to just
keep... Just hit your highest note.
[SINGS]
It's time for you to shine.
And hit a high, long one.
[SINGS]
It's your time to shine.
We'll be right there with you.
[SINGS]
It's remarkable, it's some genius stuff
going on over here, man.
He is the king.
And he's a good guy too.
He's real humble.
You know.
And he knows his music.
What more can you ask for? Because
I'm searching for that flavor too.
[PEOPLE CHEERING
AND APPLAUDING]
Look at that.
I think it's beautiful.
Show him
the second one.
It'll come rolling out at us, right?
Yes.
And all golden. Look at this one.
It'll be floating so much.
I love her. I love the light.
God, and the lighting's great.
ORTEGA: Yeah. You got it.
["EARTH SONG" PLAYING]
MICHAEL [ON RECORDING]: I respect
the secrets and magic of nature.
That's why it makes me so angry when
I see these things that are happening,
that every second, I hear, the size of a
football field is torn down in the Amazon.
I mean, that kind of stuff
really bothers me.
That's why I write these
kinds of songs, you know.
It gives some sense of awareness
and awakening and hope to people.
I love the planet.
I love trees. I have this thing for trees
and the colors and changing of leaves.
I love it.
And I respect those kind of things.
What about sunrise?
What about rain?
What about all the things
That you said we were to gain?
What about flowering fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the things
That you said was yours and mine?
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we've shed before?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth
This weeping shore?
A-aha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh aah aah
Ooh-hoo-oo-oo-oo-ooh ooh ooh
A-aha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh aah aah
Ooh-hoo-oo-oo-oo-ooh ooh
What have we done
To the world?
Look what we've done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son?
What about flowering fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine?
Did you ever
Stop to notice
All the children
Dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth
This weeping shore?
A-aha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh aah
Ooh-hoo-oo-oo-oo-ooh ooh ooh
A-aha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh aah
Ooh-hoo-oo-oo-oo-ooh ooh ooh
I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don't know where we are
Although I know
A-aha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh aah
Ooh-hoo-oo-oo-oo-ooh ooh ooh
A-aha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh aah
Ooh-hoo-oo-oo-oo-ooh ooh ooh
A-aha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh aah
Ooh-hoo-oo-oo-oo-ooh ooh ooh
A-aha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh aah
Ooh-hoo-oo-oo-oo-ooh ooh ooh
Hey
What about yesterday?
CHORUS:
What about us?
What about those lions?
What about us?
What about yesterday?
What about us?
What about those lions?
What about us?
What about everything?
What about us?
I can't even breathe
What about us?
What about everything?
What about death?
What about us?
What about everything?
What about us?
Deep within our skin
What about us?
What about you and me?
What about us?
What about my fear?
What about us?
What about everything?
What about us?
I can hear them sigh
What about us?
What about everything?
What about the man?
What about us?
What about everything?
What about us?
What about the man?
What about us?
What about everything?
What about us?
Deep within our skin
What about us?
What about all the trees?
What about us?
What about the dream?
What about us?
What about everything?
What about death?
Aaah
Ooh-hoo-oo-oo-oo-ooh ooh ooh
A-aha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh aah aah
Ooh-hoo-oo-oo-oo-ooh ooh ooh
The value would be greater,
you let it rumble,
let it stay open,
let it close in silence.
And when that door opens,
you start that piano.
Da-da da-da-da
[PIANO PLAYING "EARTH SONG"]
God bless you.
MICHAEL [ON RECORDING]: I really
feel that nature is trying so hard
to compensate for man's
mismanagement of the planet.
Because the planet is sick.
Like a fever.
If we don't fix it now,
it's at the point of no return.
This is our last chance
to fix this problem that we have,
where it's like a runaway train
and the time has come.
This is it.
I love you.
That'll be the ending
of this under the words.
Oooh
MICHAEL [ON RECORDING]: People are always saying,
"They'll take care of it. The government'll...
Don't worry. They'll..."
"They" who? It starts with us. It's us.
Or else it'll never be done.
Guys, can I have
the lighting crew?
Travis?
MAN: Yeah!
First of all, Michael will be
coming on from offstage,
and he's got, like,
an attach case.
And right here, Michael,
you call it here.
So now it comes here. So it's a
light that is moving on his command.
Absolutely.
Right? Then when he moves forward,
he's in that light.
Yeah.
He's in that light.
But I wanna be able to step
into the pool once I'm fully dressed.
So that... So after he does this...
Why don't you do this, Michael?
After you go like this
and you send that down,
a gesture and a pool of light
comes on.
Now a pool of light comes on
down here,
wherever his light is,
MAN: Mm-hm. Yeah.
And the pool of light comes on and
now he'll walk into it, center stage.
And now he'll start.
["BILLIE JEAN" PLAYING]
She was more
Like a beauty queen
From a movie scene
I said don't mind
But what do you mean
I am the one
Who will dance on the floor
In the round?
She said I am the one
Who will dance on the floor
In the round
She told me her name
Was Billie Jean
As she caused a scene
Then every head turned with eyes
That dreamed of being the one
Who will dance on the floor
In the round
People always told me
Be careful of what you do
And don't go around
Breaking young girls' hearts
Hee
And Mother always told me
Be careful who you love
And be careful of what you do
Hey, hey, yeah
Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl
Who says that I am the one
But the kid is not my son
Whoo
She says I am the one
But the kid is not my son
She was...
Moving on and on all the time
Cos we danced on the floor
In the round
So take my strong advice
Just remember
To always think twice
Do think twice
Whoo!
She told my baby
We'd danced till 3
Then she looked at me
Then showed a photo
My baby cried
His eyes were like mine
Gonna dance on the floor
In the round
People always told me
Be careful what you do
And don't go around
Breaking young girls' hearts
She came
And stood right by me
Then the smell
Of sweet perfume
This happened
Much too soon
Hey, hey, yeah
Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl
Who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son
He ain't that, no
No, no, he ain't that, no
Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl
Who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son
She says I am the one
Oh, baby
But the kid is not my son
Hee-hee-hee
Hey!
Whoo!
She says I am the one
She says I am the one
But the kid is not my son
He ain't that, no
Whoo!
Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl
Who says that I am the one
Oh, baby, baby
But the kid is not my son
No, no, no
She says I am the one
But the kid is not my son
She says I am the one
She says he is my son
Breaking my heart now!
She says I am the one
Billie Jean is not my lover
Billie Jean is not my lover
Billie Jean is not my lover
Billie Jean is not my lover
Billie Jean is not my lover
Billie Jean is not my lover
Billie Jean is not my lover
Whoo!
Billie Jean is not my lover
[DRUMS PLAYING]
Ah-cha!
Ah-cha!
Ah-cha!
[PEOPLE CHEERING]
Whoo!
MAN 1:
Ho, ho, ho!
[CHEERING AND WHISTLING]
MAN 2:
Oh! Oh!
Billie Jean is not my lover
[EXPLOSION]
I know.
At least we get a feel of it.
God bless you.
[CHEERING AND WHISTLING]
Church.
The church
of rock and roll.
BEARDEN:
I'm a fan.
God bless you.
Get some water.
Water, water
ORTEGA: I just wanna say as Michael's
creative partner in this venture,
this has been one of the most extraordinary
experiences of my creative life.
I am so proud and so thrilled
and so excited,
and I just wanna thank everybody
for their extraordinary work.
And I'm gonna just give this
to Michael now.
Everybody's doing a great job.
Let's continue
and believe and have faith.
Give me your all, your endurance,
your patience, and your understanding.
But it's an adventure,
it's a great adventure.
It's nothing to be nervous about.
They just want wonderful
experiences, they want escapism.
We wanna take them places
that they've never been before.
We wanna show them talent
like they've never seen before.
So give your all.
And I love you all.
And we're a family.
Just know that.
We're a family.
That's right.
Amen.
We're putting love back into the world to
remind the world that love is important.
Love is important. To love each other.
We're all one. That's the message.
And take care of the planet.
We have four years to get it right or else
it's irreversible, the damage we've done.
So we have an important
message to give.
Okay? It's important.
But I thank you for your cooperation
so far. Thank you. Big thank you.
Blessings! Blessings to all.
ORTEGA:
Michael Jackson!
[CHEERING]
Have a beautiful Sunday.
Be safe. Stay healthy.
Energy!
ORTEGA:
On three! On three, "Michael."
One, two, three!
ALL:
Michael!
["MAN IN THE MIRROR" PLAYING]
What I'd like to do right now is just run,
for a sound check, "Man in the Mirror."
Okay.
And then we'll talk about the ending.
MJ Air.
Your favorite part.
Right?
They'd love that.
You have to do it like MJ.
No, no, no.
PAYNE:
You know you love that part.
I love when you...
No, no.
That's how the stewardesses do it,
I love when they do that.
I love it.
When I was in third grade, the first song
I sang in school was "Man in the Mirror."
So it's kind of cool, like,
going from that to this,
singing it onstage with Michael.
So it's just an amazing experience
to be onstage with him.
He's such an amazing artist.
And no message
Could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world
A better place
Take a look at yourself
And then make a change
I'm starting with
The man in the mirror
Whoo
I'm asking him
To change his ways
Whoo
And no message
Could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world
A better place
Take a look at yourself
And then make that change
I'm starting with
The man in the mirror
Oh, yeah
I'm asking him
To change his ways
To change
No message
Could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world
A better place
Take a look at yourself
And then make a change
You gotta get it right
While you got the time
Cos when you close your heart
You can't close your, your mind
That man
That man in the mirror, oh, yeah
That man, that man
That man, that man
Make a change
You know, you know, you know
If you wanna make the world
A better place
Take a look at yourself
And then make that change
Whoo!
Whoo! Whoo!
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Whoo! Whoo!
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Whoo! Whoo!
Gonna feel real good
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Ooh
Oh, no, no, no
I'm gonna make a change
It's gonna feel real good
Change
Just lift yourself, you know
You gotta stop it
Yourself
Yeah!
Make that change
You gotta make that change
Today
Man in the mirror
You gotta move it, you know
You know
You gotta stand up
Stand up, stand up!
Make that change
Stand up and lift yourself now
Man in the mirror
You know it, you know it
You know it
Whoo!
Stand up and make that change
Change
You know
Man in the mirror
Yea-a-a-ah
Na-na, na-na
Yeah!
Na-na, na-na
Make that change
Man in the mirror
Na-na, na-na
Yeah
Na-na, na-na
Make that change
Man in the mirror
Na-na, na-na
Make that change
Make that change
Make that change
Make that change
WOMAN:
Ready? One, two, three, uh...
["THIS IS IT" PLAYING]
MICHAEL:
This is it
Here I stand
I'm the light of the world
I feel grand
Got this love I can feel
And I know, yes, for sure, it is real
And it feels as though I've seen
Your face a thousand times
And you said
You really know me yourself
And I know that you
Have got addicted with your eyes
But you say
You're gonna live it for yourself
Oh, I never heard
A single word about you
Falling in love wasn't my plan
My plan
I never thought
That I would be your lover
Come on, baby, just understand
This is it
I can say
I'm the light of the world
Run away
We can feel
This is real
Every time
I'm in love, yeah, I feel
And I feel as though I've known you
Since a thousand years
And you tell me
That you've seen my face before
And you said to me
You don't want me hanging round
Many times
Wanna do it, even before
Oh, yeah
I never heard
A single word about you
Falling in love wasn't my plan
My plan
I never thought
That I would be your lover
Come on, baby
Just understand
This is it
This is it
I can feel
I'm the light of the world
This is real
Feel my song
We can sing
And I tell you
I feel that way
And I feel as though I've known you
For a thousand years
And you said
You want some of this yourself
And you said you wanted to go
With me on a ride
And I know
That it's really cool myself
Oh, yeah
I never heard
A single word about you
Falling in love wasn't my plan
My plan
I never thought
That I would be your lover
Come on, please, dear, understand
Understand
I never heard
A single word about you
Falling in love wasn't my plan
My plan
I never thought
That I would be your lover
Come on, dear, please understand
Understand
Oh, yeah
I'd never heard
A single word about you
Falling in love wasn't my plan
My plan
I never thought
That I would be your lover
Come on, please, dear
["HEAL THE WORLD" PLAYING]
There's a place in your heart
And I know that it is love
And this place could be
Much brighter than tomorrow
And if you really try
You'll find there's no need to cry
In this place you'll feel
There's no hurt or sorrow
There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little space
Make a better place
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place
For you and for me
Heal the world
Heal the world
Make it a better place
All of it
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place
For you and for me
You and for me
Heal the world we live in
You and for me
Save it for our children
You and for me
Heal the world we live in
You and for me
Save it for our children
You and for me
Heal the world we live in
You and for me
CHILD: Save it for our children
["HUMAN NATURE" PLAYING]
MICHAEL:
If this town
Is just an apple
Let me take a bite
If they say
Why? Why?
Tell 'em that is human nature
Why? Why?
Does he do me that way?
If they say
Why? Why?
Tell 'em that is human nature
Why? Why?
Does she do me that way?
Why? Why? Why?
Why does he do me that way?
If they say
Why? Why? Why? Why?
Ooh
Tell 'em
Why? Why?
I like livin' this way
I like lovin' this way
Oh, why, oh, why?
Oh, why, oh, why?
Looking out
There should be
a break there.
BEARDEN:
Yeah, we gotta work that out.
Have it right there, okay?
BEARDEN:
Yeah, we gotta work that one out.
Let me bathe in my own time
when I come back in.
BEARDEN:
Yeah, you got it.
I'm gonna button my shirt
or my jacket or whatever it is.
I'm gonna look around a little bit,
play with them.
[SNAPPING FINGERS]
Snap my fingers maybe, then bam!
["HEAL THE WORLD" PLAYING]
[CROWD CHEERING]
[MICHAEL LAUGHS]
Whoo!